splendid; magnificent; utter (esp. defeat); total; (arch.) something worth seeing; (arch.) sight
maximum; to the maximum degree; to the full
to make (the best) use of; to put to good use; to let live; to keep alive; to revive; to resuscitate
mind; heart; spirit; the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
military service; combat experience
to be outdone (by); to be in inferior (to); to compare unfavorably (with); to be behind
vivid; bright; brilliant; skillful; skilful; adept
bachelorhood; single; unmarried; celibate
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
to die out; to peter out; to become extinct; to cease; to be stopped; to be discontinued
prosperous; flourishing; popular; widespread; active; lively
lover; sweetheart; mistress
kind; sort; type; equal; match; peer
self-proclaimed; self-professed; professing oneself to be; calling oneself; first person
to match (rhythm, speed, etc.); to join together; to unite; to face; to be opposite (someone); to compare; to check with
piece; fragment; one (object)
the number of people; many people; a large number of people; (counted as an) adult
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary
diligent; hardworking; healthy; fit; (arch.) faithful; (arch.) devoted
admiration; being impressed; admirable; praiseworthy; astonishment; being appalled
way; method; means; resource; course
to slide; to slip off; to get dislocated; to be out of alignment; to get dislodged; to deviate
person of lofty virtue; man of noble character; perfect person; saint
book; volume; this; present; main; head
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
had better ...; had better not ...
relationships with the opposite sex
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
all one's life; throughout one's life; as long as one lives
great pair; well-oiled two-man team
to sing; to sing (one's praises in a poem, etc.); to compose a poem; to recite a poem
the person in question; the person themselves; said person